Knifefish Pins and Buttons
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Description: It is a member of the Ghost Knifefishes family and is native to Venezuela to Paraguay, Paraná rivers and the Amazon Basin of Peru in South America. It resides in rapidly flowing waters of creeks with a sandy bottom. It is a micro-predator of insect larvae. It possesses a weakly discharging neurogenic electric organ and ampullary electro receptors that are distributed from head to tail. It can reach a maximum length of 50 cm (19.7 inches).
